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WGC-Accenture Match Play Power Rankings: Euros Lead Ranks

As March Madness draws near, this week's PGA stop will give you a little taste of the bracket format that makes college basketball so exciting. The World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championships is one of the best tournaments outside of the majors, pitting the top 64 available players in the world...

Bob Hope Classic Power Rankings

The PGA returns to the mainland and begins its West Coast Swing with the Bob Hope Classic. This tournament features a long list of celebrities playing alongside the professionals, and the setup reflects that. It's no coincidence that the four courses used in this event ranked in the top-seven easiest in 2010. Expect one...

Shriners Open Preview: Rickie Fowler's Chance to Shine

As the PGA Tour enters the final two weeks of its season, players head to Las Vegas for the Justin Timberlake Shiners Hospitals for Children Open in what shapes up to be an exciting tournament. The field, highlighted by 10 winners on Tour this season, will be taking dead aim at TPC Summerlin. This par 72, 7,243-yard...

Tiger Woods Eases Corey Pavin's Ryder Cup Dilemma

Matt Kuchar defeated Martin Laird on the first playoff hole Sunday to begin the PGA Tour's FedExCup series with a victory at the Barclays. That was good for him. Tiger Woods shot a closing 67 to finish T12 and that's great for U.S. Ryder Cup team captain Corey Pavin. European captain Colin Montgomerie announced his final...

Matt Kuchar Wins Barclays Over Martin Laird in Dramatic Playoff

PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) -- Matt Kuchar's fortunes took quite a turn Sunday, and so did his golf ball. Kuchar beat Martin Laird in a playoff at The Barclays with a shot out of the rough that rolled toward the back of the 18th green, then caught enough of the slope to turn back toward the hole and stop 30 inches away for a...

Martin Laird News From the Web

05/23/12 Laird set for Wentworth debut Source: Rutland & Stamford Mercury Scotland's top golfer finally makes his debut in the European Tour's flagship event at Wentworth this week - alongside world number one Rory McIlroy.
05/22/12 I feel it is the right time to leave - Laird Source: The Comet - UK SCOTT LAIRD believes the reason why he and a number of players will leave Stevenage this summer is because they have outgrown the club following their rise from Conference minnows to League One play-off contenders.
05/19/12 Laird keen to break into top 20 Source: BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland Martin Laird has made breaking into the world's top 20 his next target.
05/17/12 Laird returns to Highlands for Scottish Open Source: Highland News - Inverness - UK MARTIN Laird should be a major contender for the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open as the country seeks its first "home" winner since Colin Montgomerie 13 years ago.
05/15/12 Laird: We should be very proud Source: The Comet - UK SCOTT LAIRD says everyone connected with Stevenage should be proud of the club's achievements over the last three seasons.

Background on Martin Laird

Martin Laird (born 29 December 1982) is a Scottish professional golfer, playing on the PGA Tour. He has won two PGA Tour events in his career, most notably the Arnold Palmer Invitational in 2011. Until Russell Knox earned his card via the 2011 Nationwide Tour, Laird was the only Scottish player on the PGA Tour.

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